Are you a Generous Mind?

Are you a Generous Mind? If you are intrigued by the idea, this is a place to explore what it means to you. Our blog focuses on helping you to learn what it means to be generous with what you know. You will find helpful tips and encouraging examples that will inspire you to release your ideas to the world! Find out more at www.generousmind.com.

Sunday, February 10, 2013

Why Do You Publish?

The word publish used to have a very narrow meaning. But today...

Everyone is publishing all the time. You publish pithy quotes to Twitter, updates to facebook, photos to Instagram and soapbox speeches to your blog.

Everyone is publishing all the time. So the question "Why do you publish?" is a very important one. As we talk with thought leaders, usually there are a few potential reasons why someone is driven to publish:

They want to be known and respected.
They have something to share with the world.
They want to connect with others and share experiences.
They seek to use content as a tool to build an enterprise.

Each of these motivations are different and come out clearly in what you publish. It only takes about 10 minutes reviewing a person's social media, blog and web site to get a clear idea of what drives their publishing. Try it, the exercise can be very enlightening and also very helpful as you consider your own answer to that question.

But why does it matter? Some might say, "As long as I'm publishing good stuff, who cares why!" But it does matter. In the end the "Why" impacts the "What."

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Jon and Mindy Hirst have a passion to help others be generous with their ideas. Both graduates of Judson College with degrees in Communications, they are co-founders of Generous Mind (www.generousmind.com) and have the exciting role of raising three children.